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Continued from Liberated Thinking Part 2
I will just make one last point about this misconception, how we are prisoners of this box that we have embraced and blind us to see the big picture. Why else do people believe that the key to health is just exercise and diet and refuse to listen to other…

Continued from Liberated Thinking Part 1
What would be a good example of a generalized, sound-bite, broad concept?
A good example comes to mind when I think of food shoppers as they go to the supermarket for their shopping. Take for instance, when people look for low-fat items because fats have been vilified. They’re seen as the…

Hey Guys, it’s Coach Izzy and it’s a pleasure to be back and chatting with you again. Now, in the last installment of our post, The Freedom of Self-Sufficient Fitness, we mentioned how people have become dependent on other people’s ideas and thoughts, and in doing so they have given up their freedom.
So, today we’re…

This is a continuation of the article on Self-Sufficient Fitness. Click HERE if you have not read it.

Now, please don’t go around twisting my words since I am not calling anyone unqualified. Many of these exercise gurus have excellent points and much to teach, but the main concept here, the main idea, is that once…

Hey guys, this is your friend and host, Coach Izzy.
How are you doing? How have you been?
I know it’s been a while since I did any type of recording, but I am happy to be back and sharing new ideas. And in case you did not know, I have six books published so far and…

Well wishes were abundant as more people learned of an injury I sustained about a month ago. The outpour of support and encouragement was great and I cannot express my gratitude enough. But many were also curious as to why I didn’t use social media to let everyone know of my incident as…

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Coach Izzy
How many Sports Specific Training experts do you know who will gladly give machines a scornful look but ignore sports specific does not mean sports mimicking? For example, throwing a punch to a moving opponent requires a motor pattern that is completely different to that of throwing…

Cats, Functional Training, and Bandwagon Jumping
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Coach Izzy
Moving from the East Coast to our new home on Bainbridge meant a stream of changes for us all. There was the mellower pace, the new atmosphere, the altered mood of daylight in this higher latitude, and getting to know our new community. It’s been—without a doubt—a welcome change…

Do you know those times you wish you could slap sense into somebody? Not out of malice, not out of bullying but out of frustration. For those in the pain therapy field, you know who I’m referring to. For those who are not, I’m certain you can relate and you have seen similar cases in your careers or life calling. I’m referring to those who expect immediate and full recovery from their conditions with no work on their part, those who want the results with only a vague commitment as a token of effort.